Radioactive materials are elements that spontaneously break apart, or “decay,” into lighter elements over time. Radiation is ...

The radiation emitted from unstable nuclei is called ... and is also sometimes written as \(_{2}^{4}\alpha\). Alpha decay causes the mass number of the nucleus to decrease by four and the atomic ...

It also means that the process of radioactive decay cannot be speeded up or slowed down by any physical changes such as a change of temperature or pressure. A random process means that scientists ...

Nuclear fission, discovered in 1938, involves splitting an atom's nucleus, releasing energy. It's essential for electricity ...

Now, scientists have greatly improved the efficiency of these batteries on the micro scale by harnessing energy from alpha ...

A new study has demonstrated the successful use of radioactive ion beams to treat tumors in mice. This innovative approach, published on arXiv.org, represents a significant step forward in cancer ...

Scientists say lightning strikes may be releasing deadly high-energy "killer electrons" that can fry electronics and humans ...

China has constructed the world largest transparent spherical detector 700 meters underground to capture elusive neutrinos, often dubbed ghost ...

Most tropical lightning storms are RADIOACTIVE, reveals new research. Observations from a retrofitted U2 American spy plane found a "surprising" amount and variety of gamma radiation is produced in ...

Down the decay chain of uranium’s 4.5-billion-year half-life lies radium. Radium’s half-life is about 1,600 years, meaning in ...

Down the decay chain of uranium’s 4.5-billion-year half-life lies radium. Radium’s half-life is about 1,600 years, meaning in ...

In 1958, at the height of the Cold War, the U.S. carried out an experiment in the South Atlantic aimed at testing an ...